puppets

No, you're crying to a David Bowie song!

In delightful news, Toby Froud, the man who as an infant played Sarah's half-brother in Jim Henson's 1986 movie Labyrinth, is now a puppeteer and director. Froud, the son of Dark Crystal and Labyrinth designers Brian and Wendy Froud, recently premiered his live-action puppet short Lessons Learned.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Full disclosure: I didn't watch the Super Bowl. That being said, I am doing a bit of catching up on the commercials to spin out of it. You might be familiar with web hosting company GoDaddy's usual approach to marketing. Turns out, they decided to go in a different direction this year. And it's surprisingly positive.
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The important thing to remember is that we are ALL Ground Control.

Mario and Fafa of the popular YouTube series "Glove and Boots" wanted to sing with Commander Chris Hadfield in space, so they did the next best thing: tape over that time Chris Hadfield did it himself last year and add some kickin' harmonies. Of course, we should point out that Mario and Fafa also happen to be puppets. That's probably important.

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff

While most Doctor Who fans are busy obsessing over the 12th Doctor, we can't forget Matt Smith has some adventures left. In turn, Doctor Puppet is continuing his special brand of adventuring! And in this episode, Alisa Stern has our tiny Doctor encounter some very familiar faces.
(via Doctor Puppet)
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it's time to play the music

Gotta be honest, I wasn't one hundred percent sold on puppet Wolverine, brought to you by the same guys who explained Joseph Campbell's monomyth through puppets, for the first minute or so of this video. But then he started singing a version of "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera about all the different teams he's fought on. That's when it got me.
(via: ScreenRant)
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Okay You Primitive Screwheads

Are you familiar with Joseph Cambell's monomyth theory, a.k.a. "The Hero's Journey," as described in his landmark mythology text The Hero's with a Thousand Faces? The basic idea is that the same character types and plot beats repeat themselves in story after story. It could be Star Wars or Happy Gilmore: The hero's journey is there. If you're still a little shaky, or if you need a refresher course... or, heck, if you just like puppets and/or mythology, Fafa the Groundhog and Mario of Glove and Boots are here to explain it to you by acting out scenes from Harry Potter, The Hobbit, The Wizard of Oz, and more.
(via: Laughing Squid)
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this exists

This is exactly what any puppet-loving Star Wars fan needs-- a knit monster that will digest you slowly over thousands of years. We all know that the only thing the Sarlacc really wanted was to give Luke a big fuzzy hug! Right? ...Right?

This creepy little monster was made by Deviantart user Pandacatification.

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff

The new episode of Alisa Stern's Doctor Puppet is both dramatic and disgustingly (in a good way) cute. Keep your eye out for references; I spotted Seven's hat and umbrella in addition to a Weeping Angel-esque garden statue. And, of course, the roses. Drop us a comment if you spot any more.
(via: NerdApproved)
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